Israel's Ascendance to a Technologically Advanced Regional Economic Power: Review of History of High-Quality Immigrants, Government Reforms and Subsidies, Tech Innovation Without Natural Resources

This excellent and interesting report has been professionally converted for accurate flowing-text e-book format reproduction. This thesis examines Israel's economic ascendance to one of the most technologically advanced states in the Middle East. The analysis reviews the immigration of Jews into Palestine and later Israel, the Israeli defense sector, relationships between Israel and key world powers, and Israeli economic development, political evolution, and policy choices. The results show that a unique cocktail of high-quality immigrants, effective government reforms and subsidies, and technological innovation created the foundation for Israel's high-technology economy. All efforts were necessities due to lack of significant natural resource reserves. Consequently, the Israeli path to economic success could be replicated by relatively small and resource-lacking states.

This compilation includes a reproduction of the 2019 Worldwide Threat Assessment of the U.S. Intelligence Community.

I. Introduction * II. Brief History and Background of Israel * A. History of the British Mandate in Palestine * B. History of NATO: An Israeli Perspective * C. Israel's Relationship With European Powers * D. Israeli Military's Relationship With NATO Powers * E. Conclusion * III. Israeli High-Tech Economic Prosperity Examined * A. Technological Innovation * B. Economic Reform * C. Immigration * D. Subsidies * E. The Lack-Of-Resources Blessing * F. An International Offspring * G. Conclusion * IV. Case Study * A. Technological Innovation * B. Economic Reform * C. Subsidies * D. Immigration * E. Conclusion * V. Conclusion

The significance of the Israeli economic ascendance is threefold that helped create a high-technology diversified economy that put Israel in a favorable geopolitical position and allowed its military to keep an edge over its adversaries. Firstly, thanks to its economic capabilities, Israel is in a favorable geopolitical and military situation in the Middle East with significant bargaining power. In 1948, Ben Gurion founded Israel amid strife and war. Since then, the state has been continuously at the center of tensions in the Middle East, mostly through heated disagreements with nearly all of its neighbors. Being constantly under threat, the Israeli government was in dire need of material strength to ensure its survival. Over time, Israel's superior regional economic development allowed it to surpass its neighbors in technological evolution.